(in a university degree or degree course) a rank of the highest academic standard
b.
(as modifier)
an honours degree
Abbreviation: Hons. Compare general (sense 9), pass (sense 35)
3.
a high mark awarded for an examination; distinction
4. last honours
5. military honours
Examples of 'honours' in a sentence
honours
This is why our honours system is discredited and the public has no confidence in it.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
An honours committee will consider the application and an award could be made as early as June.
The Sun (2017)
They also study for a BSc honours degree in software engineering.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The honours system should probably be abolished or, at the very least, profoundly reformed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Fans want efforts to be recognised She also says the honours system is unfair because she gets recognised for her work but a lollipop lady doesn't.
The Sun (2017)
The honours committees that decide on awards are made up of civil servants and independent experts.
The Sun (2012)
For good measure the honours scrutiny committee appeared to sympathise.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But officials vetoed the move before it could be considered by the sporting honours committee.
The Sun (2015)
There have long been calls for the honours system to be reformed.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Our honours system is probably better than it was and worse than it could be.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All related terms of 'honours'
honour
Honour means doing what you believe to be right and being confident that you have done what is right.
honours list
In Britain, the honours list is the list of people who have been selected to receive titles or awards from the Queen because of their achievements .
joint honours
an honours university degree in which a student studies two separate subjects, as opposed to a single subject
last honours
observances of respect at a funeral
honours course
a degree course at honours level
honours degree
a degree at honours level
single honours
a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
Birthday honours
(in Britain) honorary titles conferred on the official birthday of the sovereign
combined honours
(in British education ) a degree course that includes more than one subject
do the honours
If someone does the honours at a social occasion or public event, they act as host or perform some official function.
honours of war
the honours granted by the victorious to the defeated, esp as of marching out with all arms and flags flying
military honours
ceremonies performed by troops in honour of royalty , at the burial of an officer , etc
New Year's Honours List
an Honour's List published at the beginning of a new year
honors course
a degree course at honours level
honors degree
a degree at honours level
first-class honours degree
an honours degree of the highest class
second-class honours degree
an honours degree of the second class , usually further divided into an upper and lower designation
third class honours degree
coming after the second and preceding the fourth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of three: often written 3rd
code of honour
the standards of behaviour regarded as proper
court of honour
a military court that is instituted to investigate matters involving personal honour
debt of honour
a debt that is morally but not legally binding , such as one contracted in gambling
field of honour
the place or scene of a battle or duel , esp of jousting tournaments in medieval times
guard of honour
A guard of honour is an official parade of troops , usually to celebrate or honour a special occasion , such as the visit of a head of state.
guest of honour
If you say that someone is the guest of honour at a dinner or other social occasion , you mean that they are the most important guest.
lap of honour
If the winner of a race or game does a lap of honour , they run or drive slowly around a race track or sports field in order to receive the applause of the crowd .
maid of honour
A maid of honour is the chief bridesmaid at a wedding .
roll of honour
A roll of honour is a list of the names of people who are admired or respected for something they have done, such as doing very well in a sport or exam .
victory lap
a ceremonial circuit of a racing track , etc, by the winner of a race
word of honour
a promise ; oath
Legion of Honour
an order for civil or military merit instituted by Napoleon in France in 1802
matrons of honour
a married woman serving as chief attendant to a bride
the Légion d'honneur
an order for civil or military merit instituted by Napoleon in France in 1802
first
The first thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes before all the others of the same kind .
second
A second is one of the sixty parts that a minute is divided into. People often say ' a second ' or ' seconds ' when they simply mean a very short time.
third
The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three.